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An essential book for all performers, teachers and conductors of wind instruments. It clears away the cobwebs of superstitions and the fixed ideas of what can and can’t be done. It is a book to return to again and again written by one the the great wind virtuosos of our time. Among the imports concepts and techniques includes are: Resonance, Attacks and Releases, Double Tonguing, Vibrato, Technique, Breathing, Musical Style, Interpretation.

Learn to Trust Your Musical Self! In this groundbreaking book, prize-winning pianist and noted educator William Westney helps readers discover their own path to the natural, transcendent fulfillment of making music. Drawing on experience, psychological insight, and wisdom ancient and modern, Westney shows how to trust yourself and set your own musicality free. He offers healthy alternatives for lifelong learning and suggests significant change in the way music is taught. For example, playing a wrong note can be constructive, useful, even enlightening. The creator of the acclaimed Un-Master Class workshop also explores the special potential of group work, outlining the basics of his revelatory workshop that has transformed the music experience for participants the world over. Practicing, in Westney's view, is a lively, honest, adventurous, and spiritually rewarding enterprise, and it can (and should) meet with daily success, which empowers us to grow even more. Teachers, professionals, and students of any instrument will benefit from this unique guide, which brings artistic vitality, freedom, and confidence within everyone's reach.

A 'cookbook' using recipes to describe tried-and-true techniques for string teaching. 57 experts in string teaching have contributed their best ideas to this book, each choosing a topic they are passionate about. This valuable collection of deeply insightful strategies is like finding expert trade secrets all placed together in one easy, quick-to-read source. Contributors to the book were even eager to get a look at each other's ideas! With outstanding records of performance, workshops, recordings, research, composition, leadership, and teaching, the 57 authors provide their favourite “recipes” that range from overviews of successful programs to specific topics that will inspire all levels and types of ensembles and performers.

This valuable collection of quick-to-read yet deeply insightful strategies is like finding expert trade secrets all placed in one convenient source. Contributors to the book were even eager to get a look at each other's ideas! With outstanding records of performance, workshop clinics, recordings, research, composition, leadership and teaching, the 57 authors provide their favourite 'recipes' that range from overviews of successful programs to specific topics that will inspire all levels and types of ensembles and performers. Sample 'recipes' include: Developing Facility on the Bass Clarinet (J. Lawrie Bloom); Breathing Demystified (Leone Buyse); Recipe for Preventing Play-Related Health Problems (William J. Dawson, M.D.); How Should I Test a Saxophone Mouthpiece? (Eugene Rousseau); and many more.

An exciting, balanced approach to student performance, music learning and personal change. Written in an informal, engaging style, the text is highlighted by anecdotes, quotations, challenges for self-reflection, and techniques used by the author and top professionals in the field. The result - a fulfilling, productive and successful music teaching experience.

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A one-of-a-kind, collective masterpiece of thoughts, ideas and suggestions that will surely change the way you teach. Filled with personal experience, anecdotes and wonderful quotations, this book is an easty-to-read, must-read treasure!